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Solutions for pressure, temperature, force and level measurement, flow measurement, calibration and SF6 gas solutions from WIKA are an integral component of our customers' business processes.
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Pressure Transducers Allow Variable Frequency Drive Control in Machinery and Factory Automation
Variable frequency drives, or VFDs, control an electric motor by modifying the power input frequency to the electric motor. VFDs used in conjunction with electrically driven pumps control the flow rate and the output pressure of the pump with continuous pressure.
Pressure transducers are a significant part of this process. Pressure transducers monitor the pressure at the pump outlet at the area of interest and interface with a VFD-controlled pump to indicate when pressure or flow rate should be increased or decreased as necessary.
The role of pressure transducers
Pressure transducers are used for VFD control in machinery and factory automation to:
Electric motor VFD control in machinery and factory automation applications requires pressure transducers to be compatible with compressed air, potable water, sewage, and other moderately corrosive media.
Common uses of VFDs
VFD pumping systems excel where continuous monitoring of pressure to minimize overshoot and undershoot of desired pressures is necessary, such as in:
WIKA pressure transducers used for VFD control
The following WIKA electronic pressure transducers have been designed for reliability, accuracy, and quality in machinery and factory automation electric motor applications like VFD control:
Pressure transmitter model A-10